Topics: (1) Ending the Recruitment of Child Soldiers and (2) Combatting Child Malnutrition

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is the UN agency dedicated to protecting the rights of the child and does a large amount of humanitarian work protecting children worldwide. Much of the agency’s work revolves around the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a UN treaty establishing certain protections for adolescents. Unfortunately, these protections are not always upheld, such as the case of child soldiers. In many places, children can be radicalized and recruited as soldiers in armed conflicts, both willingly and unwillingly. Despite most countries standing firmly against this practice, child soldier recruitment has risen in the last few years, leading to a need for stronger policies against it. Additionally, child malnutrition is a problem pretty much everywhere, stemming from an underlying problem that healthier foods are more inaccessible and expensive in many communities. Delegates in this committee will need to think critically to attempt to address these difficult and persistent problems. 

More information will be released in the coming months!